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By: Michael P. Seng[i], Professor, The John Marshall Law School I. Introduction The United States government’s actions against Sgt. Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers raise serious questions about freedom of information, government secrets, and new technology. The Obama administration has prosecuted more persons for leaking government secrets than the number previously prosecuted…

Written by: Michael Rohde* To be published in Volume 46, No. 4 I. Introduction A. The Jandre Case On the night of June 13, 2003, Thomas Jandre was drinking coffee at work when he suddenly began experiencing strange and uncomfortable symptoms.[1] His coffee sprayed out of his nose, his speech was slurred, he felt dizzy,…

A. Contracting for Privacy in a Public Forum Modern day law and supernatural legend rarely intersect. This does not mean correctly understanding a legal issue is immune from aid rendered by such stories. For example, Goethe’s Faust provides an illustrative parallel to standardized agreements, or adhesion contracts. In Faust, the protagonist seeks a pure moment…

The following are news reports surrounding the recent trial of Drew Peterson for the murder of Kathleen Savio, accompanied by a factual explanation: Drew Peterson was convicted of first-degree murder and is currently awaiting sentencing.[2] True, he was found guilty for the murder of Kathleen Savio.[3] The trial was a “potentially precedent-setting case centered on…

The Google Book Project, as litigated inAuthors Guild, et al. v. Google, Inc.,[1] demonstrates the challenges facing the current model of copyright laws as applied to orphaned works. In 2009, Google, Inc. proposed a settlement agreement, the Amended Settlement Agreement (“ASA”), which, in part, provided for an “opt-out” policy through which rights holders could exclude…